By James Conca In a news briefing in Tokyo earlier this week, Japan’s Minister of the Environment, Yoshiaki Harada, told reporters that Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) will have to dump radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plants into the...

By James Conca With very serious issues like health care, gun control, Russian tampering, and prison reform, it’s unlikely that a narrow issue like a candidate’s stance on nuclear power will sway anyone about voting for them. However, since all the leading climate...

Thank you for joining us on Episode 24 of RadioNuclear! In this episode, we briefly discuss the passage of H.B. 6 in Ohio, effectively saving the two nuclear plants in Ohio for the time being. This week we also talk about a recent article detailing the true cost of...

A cruise missile with a nuclear reactor heated turbofan engine and a liquid fueled booster rocket is the most likely description of the Russian developmental weapons system that exploded while being tested on August 8. It’s likely that the explosion occurred during...

A cruise missile with a nuclear reactor heated turbofan engine and a liquid fueled booster rocket is the most likely description of the Russian developmental weapons system that exploded while being tested on August 8. It’s likely that the explosion occurred during...

By Dr. Matthew Jasica and Alyse Huffman What does it mean to be a leader? That question is at the heart of the Young Professionals Congress 2019 (YPC19). YPC19 is a one-day event, organized by the ANS Young Members Group (YMG) and the North American Young Generation...

By Daniel Yurman What role can nuclear power play in getting humans to Mars or eliminating climate change? Nuclear energy has an increasing role in medicine and safety and security. Industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators will convene at Purdue for a three-day...

By Craig Piercy, ANS Washington Representative “How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” We will never know whether Thomas Aquinas actually pondered this specific question during the Middle Ages, but today the metaphor has shed its religious overtones to be a...

By Doug Hardtmayer Ready for RadioNuclear 23? In this episode, we discuss the landmark achievement at Purdue’s research reactor, PUR-1, on going to a fully digital I&C System, the increasing support for nuclear power from Japanese courts, and the recent increase...

By Dr. Catherine Riddle Remember when you were a child on a long road trip to grandma’s house before cars were equipped with televisions? My dad would tell us to imagine that we were watching an episode of Star Trek, and my sister and I would run through every nuance...

The nearness of the completion of Rosatom’s Akademik Lomonosov floating two-unit nuclear power plant is apparently raising interest in, of all places, the Philippines. This island nation, which very nearly had a nuclear plant but which halted its operation when fully...

By Dr. James Conca I just knew it! I was hoping I’d be wrong, that HBO would have the courage and integrity to do their homework and consult even one actual nuclear scientist or radiobiologist. Or even just read the United Nations Chernobyl Forum Report, the best...

Forgive me. It’s been almost three months since I last wrote a long form blog or article about the importance of atomic energy as a useful tool for solving many of the world’s most complex and pressing problems. I’ve been stimulated to take a partial break from my...

Forgive me. It’s been almost three months since I last wrote a long form blog or article about the importance of atomic energy as a useful tool for solving many of the world’s most complex and pressing problems. I’ve been stimulated to take a partial break from my...

by Will Davis We continue now our look at Appendix III of WASH-1250, the unpublished (except in final draft form) AEC study on reactor safety from 1973. This appendix describes the rise of the anti-nuclear movement in the United States; the previous installment...

by Will Davis We are quite aware today that a major force in delaying nuclear plant licensing has been the action of “intervenors” – persons, or more often groups pretending to act as concerned individuals, who attend open meetings, file motions, and start all sorts...

By Doug Hardtmayer Episode 22 of RadioNuclear is now available. In this episode, we discuss the recent miniseries “Chernobyl”, which recently concluded on HBO. We debunk some of the more egregious articles written in the wake of the show (see links to these articles...

by Leah Parks (This article was submitted in concert with a presentation given at the 2019 American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting entitled “Teaching the Value of Nuclear,” and is the first of two articles on that presentation.) Recently, I visited my local...

by Will Davis, from the 2019 ANS Annual Meeting in Minneapolis American Nuclear Society’s 2019 Annual Meeting kicked off today in Minneapolis. President John Kelly opened in the theme of this year’s meeting, The Value of Nuclear. The meeting’s host, Xcel Energy,...

An impressive 42 representatives of nuclear societies around the world were in France in May 2019 to sign the Declaration of Clean Energy. ANS Past President Donald Hoffman represented the U.S. and the American Nuclear Society. The goal of the Declaration is to push...

ANS Washington rep Craig Piercy asks: “What’s the role for ANS members in realizing the nuclear future?” Why get involved in the American Nuclear Society? Why attend the meetings? Because getting involved and facing the challenges together gets our voices heard. ANS...

ANS Annual Meeting will take place this year from June 9 to13 in Minneapolis. If you haven’t registered yet, don’t wait much longer. ANS meetings have a long list offerings for you. From incredible speakers, sessions, and tours to the networking opportunities that...

By Doug Hardtmayer Well here it is- Episode 21! This episode we deviate from the norm as it is news-free. This special podcast features ANS Past President and Fellow, United Nuclear Industry Alliance (UNI) Chairman of the Board, and President & CEO of EXCEL...

by Will Davis Roughly six years ago, I wrote an article for ANS Nuclear Cafe entitled “The Hook-Ons,” which covered small nuclear plants that were added (or “hooked”) onto existing or purpose-built cooperative fossil fired plants. That idea continues to receive...